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The Ecology of Urban Habitats

By: Oliver L. Gilbert

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This book is about the plants and animals of urban areas, not the urban fringe, not encapsulated countryside but those parts of towns where man's impact is greatest. The powerful anthropogenic influences that operate in cities have, until recently, rendered them unattractive to ecologists who find the high proportion of exotics and mixtures of planted and spontaneous vegetation bewildering. They are also unused to considering fashion, taste, mowing machines and the behaviour of dog owners as habitat factors. I have always maintained, however, J. nd I hope this book demonstrJ. tes, that there are as many interrelationships to be uncovered in a flower bed as in a field, in a cemetery as on a sand dune; and due to the well documented history of urban sites, together with the strong effects of management, they are frequently easier to interpret than those operating in more natural areas. The potential of these communities as rewarding areas for study is revealed in the literature on the pests of stored products, urban foxes and birds. The journals oflocal natural history societies have also provided a rich source of material as amateurs have never been averse to following the fortunes of their favourite groups into the heart of our cities. It is predictable that among the few professionals to specialize in this discipline have been those enclosed in West Berlin, who must he regJ. rdcd as among the leJ. ding exponents of urban ecology.

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300

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Springer Science & Business Media

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940113068X

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9789401130684

Synopsis of Key Gynecologic Oncology Trials

By: Malte Renz,Elisabeth Diver,Whitfield Growdon,Oliver Dorigo

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Synopsis of Key Gynecologic Oncology Trials

By: Malte Renz,Elisabeth Diver,Whitfield Growdon,Oliver Dorigo

This text is a fast and convenient overview of the clinical trials in gynecologic cancer treatment, setting out the evidence base of treatment decisions in uterine, ovarian, cervical and vulval cancers and gestational trophoblastic neoplasia. Residents and fellows will find this book an indispensable reference for revision, while existing practitioners will welcome it as a clarification of the evidence base for treatment options.

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198

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CRC Press

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0429575912

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9780429575914

Land Abandoned to the Sea

The Managed Realignment of Coastal Areas

By: Stuart Oliver

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Land Abandoned to the Sea

The Managed Realignment of Coastal Areas

By: Stuart Oliver

Significant changes are affecting coastlines around the world due to economic pressures and climate change. This book addresses the social, cultural and political context of the process of managed coastal realignment, the strategic abandonment of the coast, as a means of coping with these changes. With a specific focus on the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, Stuart Oliver analyses the cultural and social implications of managed retreat and proposes managed realignment as a practical way in which society can rethink itself, addressing the new realities of the environment and a move towards developing a more sustainable relationship with it.

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217

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0755602803

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9780755602803

Lichens (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 86)

By: Oliver Gilbert

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Lichens (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 86)

By: Oliver Gilbert

Lichens are fascinating and beautiful organisms able to colonise a vast range of habitats, including seemingly impossible places such as bare icy mountain tops and sun-scorched coastal rocks. This book discusses all aspects of British lichens, revealing the secrets of their success. This edition is exclusive to newnaturalists.com

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473

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HarperCollins UK

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0007406703

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9780007406708

Virtual Immortality - God, Evolution, and the Singularity in Post- and Transhumanism

By: Oliver Krüger

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Virtual Immortality - God, Evolution, and the Singularity in Post- and Transhumanism

By: Oliver Krüger

In recent years, ideas of post- and transhumanism have been popularized by novels, TV series, and Hollywood movies. According to this radical perspective, humankind and all biological life have become obsolete. Traditional forms of life are inefficient at processing information and inept at crossing the high frontier: outer space. While humankind can expect to be replaced by their own artificial progeny, posthumanists assume that they will become an immortal part of a transcendent superintelligence. Krüger's award-winning study examines the historical and philosophical context of these futuristic promises by Ray Kurzweil, Nick Bostrom, Frank Tipler, and other posthumanist thinkers.

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357

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transcript Verlag

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3839450594

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9783839450598

Book's by Oliver L. Gilbert

The Ecology of Urban Habitats

The Ecology of Urban Habitats

Synopsis of Key Gynecologic Oncology Trials

Synopsis of Key Gynecologic Oncology Trials

Land Abandoned to the Sea

Land Abandoned to the Sea

Lichens (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 86)

Lichens (Collins New Naturalist Library, Book 86)

Virtual Immortality - God, Evolution, and the Singularity in Post- and Transhumanism

Virtual Immortality - God, Evolution, and the Singularity in Post- and Transhumanism

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